Have you ever had a poetry picnic or a poetry tea party? We love to do both around here. Poetry can be fun and whimsical, silly, sand and serious, thought provoking, and magical. I once had a group of boys who were convinced they hated poetry and it was stupid. After reading them a few of my favorites, poems about battles, and heroes, and wild children running barefoot, they though maybe, just maybe, poetry wasn't so bad. They might even like it.
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Monday, February 10, 2025
A poem to share
Have you ever had a poetry picnic or a poetry tea party? We love to do both around here. Poetry can be fun and whimsical, silly, sand and serious, thought provoking, and magical. I once had a group of boys who were convinced they hated poetry and it was stupid. After reading them a few of my favorites, poems about battles, and heroes, and wild children running barefoot, they though maybe, just maybe, poetry wasn't so bad. They might even like it.
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Let's have a snow day!
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Weird animals!
Animals are the coolest! We love to learn about animals, we never get tired of them.
Did you know that octopuses, or octopods, octopi?...An octopus has three hearts and a beak!
Polar bears have black skin?! It's true. It might help them stay warm, like wearing a black shirt.
Reindeer eyeballs turn blue in the winter to help them see in lower light, in the summer they turn back to a golden color. They are the ONLY animal that does that.
Rodents can't burp or vomit. Weird.
Goats, bats, and whales change their vocal sounds to fit into a group.
A group of parrots is called a pandemonium, a bunch of buffalo are an obstinacy, rhinos form a crash, and a group of larks is called an exaltation.
Man's best friend
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